This document summarizes an essential course for medical educators (ECME) that aims to provide 12 expected outcomes. The course director, Dr. Rajin Arora, welcomes participants and quotes Sir William Osler, emphasizing the importance of teachers also being students. The document then reviews the evolution of faculty development from the 1970s to present, covering developments in learning theories, competencies, professionalism, assessment innovations and more. It discusses approaches to delivering different content to different people and phases of faculty development. Key features of successful faculty development programs are highlighted, including experiential learning, reflection, feedback, social learning and more.